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Seniors No-Gi Finnish Open competition 2023 takes place at Lempäälä IdeaPark on 7th of October 2023.

Seniors Finnish Open is open for competitors who was born 1987 or earlier (Masters 2+).

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Senioreiden No-Gi Finnish Open -kilpailut 2023 järjestetään Lempäälän Ideaparkissa 7.10.2023.

Senioreiden No-Gi FO-kilpailu on tarkoitettu vuonna 1987 tai aiemmin syntyneille.

Jokaisella osallistujalla tulee olla SBJJL:n kilpailijalisenssi vuodelle 2023.

Invitation for Fighters

COMPETITION INVITATION

Seniors No-Gi Finnish Open 2023

Time and Place
Saturday 7.10.2023
Bläk Boks, Ideapark Lempäälä

Organizer
Finnish BJJ Federation
http://www.bjjliitto.fi

Because of ongoing military activities in Ukraine the academies from Russia and Belarus and athletes with permanent residence in Russia or Belarus will no longer participate in the BJJ Finnish Open 2023, NoGi Finnish Open 2023 and Senior NoGi Finnish Open 2023 competitions.
FBJJF’s Finnish Open 2023 competitions are welcoming all academies registered and athletes having permanent residency in other countries.

WEIGHT CATEGORIES: Seniors Finnish Open

Male white belts 35+ years:
-67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute

Male blue belts 35+ years:
-67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute

Male elite (purple, brown and black belt) 35+ years:
-67.5, -73.5, -79.5, -85.5, -91.5, -97.5, 97.5+ and absolute

Female 35+ years (all belts):
-61.5, -66.5, -71.5, 71.5+ and absolute

Male 45+ years (all belts): -79.5 kg , 79.5+ kg
Female 45+ years (all belts): Open

All athletes who compete in their weight categories are eligible to register for the absolute category. Absolute category registration opens at the competition arena, and only weight category registration is available prior to the competition.

Competition has a “3-competitors” policy in use. In case the weight category has only two (2) or less competitors, the category will be cancelled (excluding “+” weight category). In case the competitor is in the cancelled category he/she must contact the competition organizer (by sending email to kilpailut@bjjliitto.fi) and inform to which eligible weight category the competitor will transfer to (a male blue belt competitor may transfer also to the male elite category). The competitor must ensure he/she has received the confirmation message about the transfer from the organizer. In any other case, the competitor’s competition registration is automatically cancelled.

Competitors in the category 35+ seniors are born 1987 or earlier. The requirement is that the competitor will turn or has already turn 36 years in 2023. Competitors in the category 45+ are born 1977 or earlier.
Competing in the Seniors competition shall not prevent competitors in competing any other adult categories in FBJJF competitions.

Competitor may only participate ONE age category in this event. In case there is no absolute category in the competitor’s age category but the competitor is willing to fight in one he/she must contact the staff at the weight-in station.

Note: An athlete proven to be a black belt in judo, have competition experience in freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestling at the nationals level (* In the USA, to have competed at a college level or higher) or to have fought MMA as a professional or amateur at the level of national championship or any international championship, shall not be allowed to enter any FBJJF tournament as a white belt.

WEIGHT-IN
Weigh-in will be with the rash guard and shorts right before the first fight. If a fighter does not make the weight, he/she will be disqualified. In weight-in the competitor must prove his/her identity with the ID-card (with photo) or other official identification certification (e.g. driver’s license, etc.)

The shorts must be loose board shorts (spandex shorts are not allowed) colored black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the athlete’s belt rank. They must be without pockets or with the pockets stitched completely shut, without buttons, exposed drawstrings, zippers or any form of plastic or metal that could present a risk to the opponent. The shorts must be long enough to cover at least halfway down the thigh, and no longer than the knee. The shorts may carry the logos of the manufacturer and/or team anywhere. Also permitted are compression tights/spats/shorts made of elastic material (skin tight) worn beneath the shorts, in the colors black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the athlete’s belt rank.

The shirts must be elastic (should hug the body) and long enough to cover the waistline of the shorts. Shirts should be black, white or black with white and contain at least 10% of the athlete’s belt rank color. Shirts that are 100% of the athlete’s belt rank color are also acceptable. For black belts a small red area will be tolerated as a part of the rash guard but must not de-characterize the athlete’s belt rank color. The shirts may carry the logos of the manufacturer and/or team.

In the female categories, competitors may wear tights/spats. The color of the tights can be either black, white, black and white, and/or the color of the athlete’s belt rank.

In the female divisions, the athletes are permitted to cover their heads. The details of the acceptable head cover is explained in the IBJJF official rulebook.

RULES
Fighting rules: IBJJF official rules at http://ibjjf.org/rules/ excluding details mentioned in this competition invitation.

All Seniors Finnish Open fights have a fight time of 5 minutes.
All color belt (and all belts) categories will follow the blue belt ruleset.

By enrolling in this competition the athlete agrees to follow the antidoping guidelines set by the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS) and the rules of the Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (FBJJF).

PARTICIPATION FEE AND ENROLLMENT
Participation fees depend on the date of enrollment.

25,00 € until September 17th
35,00 € until September 24th
45,00 € until October 1st

Fees must be paid upon enrollment. You may change your category or cancel your registration until the last day of enrollment (Finnish time zone UTC+03:00).

REFUND
The participation fee will be refunded only for a medical certification and if the enrollment has been cancelled in the system by the competitor before the last day of the enrollment. The last enrollment day is October 1st, 2023.

INSURANCE
The competition organizer does NOT insure the fighters.

Kaikilla kilpailuihin osallistuvilla SBJJL:n jäsenseuraa edustavilla ottelijoilla tulee olla SBJJL:n kilpailijalisenssi vuodelle 2023.

SPECTATORS
Entry fee for Adults 10€, children under 12y 5€

Registered competitors are allowed free of charge to the event site on the competition day.
Free coach entry with Finnish academy passes.

EVENT MODIFICATIONS AND/OR CANCELLATION
The event organizer reserves the right to change and/or cancel the event in a short notice in any force major -situations. Only the competition registration fee shall be refunded in such case. The event organizer is not responsible for any other compensations.

FOR OTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
kilpailut@bjjliitto.fi

Schedule

Earlier on the day compete kids and juveniles and seniors competition will follow them.

Estimated flow is about 40-50 fights per hour, so competition will start approximately 13.30. Please follow the progress of those earlier events from the FBJJF event pages.

Weight-in will take place immediately before the fighter's first fight. After the weight-in the competitor will transfer to the specified waiting area.

In the weight-in each competitor must have identification certification (with photo) with them.

Tickets

No tickets

Brackets

Men white belt seniors 35+ years

Men blue belt seniors 35+ years

Men elite seniors 35+ years

Women seniors 35+ years

Men seniors 45+ years

Women seniors 45+ years

Senior Open Weight

Participants

Men white belt seniors 35+ years

Men blue belt seniors 35+ years

Men elite seniors 35+ years

Women seniors 35+ years

Men seniors 45+ years

Women seniors 45+ years

Senior Open Weight